Re: I C L & ralph
Exactly like them ... hmm, i hope i'm not or maybe just the God revering parts. very respectfully, i can not ram information down you throat for you to take in. you and everyone else here read these forums by your own free will. i only hope to be a messenger of God by using His word (the Bible) to speak to you.
Smash down people ... i hope i'm not smashing you down. if i have, i truly apologize. i recognized myself as being a sinner a long time ago. i've done things in my life that i'm not proud of. i've pretty much broken the 10 commandments several times over. so, that right there proved to me that i am not worthy of being in God's holy presence. But the Good News that I heard was that my penalty for my sins has been paid for. YES ... THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS (GOSPEL). without understanding that i broke God's law, i would have never realized that i needed someone to pay for my prison term. Jesus Christ died for me, for you, for everyone to pay for OUR sins.
i still deal with sin in my life, but i'm learning to live in grace. it's not an excuse for me to sin, but i'm not perfect and i will continue to make mistakes till i die and meet my Maker. i stay away from those things that will cause me to sin. i (with the help of the Holy Spirit) will do my best to please God and be obedient to Him. God's greatest commandment is love your Lord, your God with all you heart, mind, soul and strength. And the second commandment is this love your neighbor as yourself. I love my Lord because I understand what He has done for me. I can not do anything in this life time to repay that. He only wants us to love Him. He wants us to love Him by repenting of our sins and being right in His eyes. He wants to be in a VERY personal relationship with Him (a 2 way relationship).
peace out,
-ralph